ORISHAS
Dir. by Santiago Echeverry
Canada
7 min
2014
The visual component of the piece Orishas was created using custom code in Processing using a Kinect sensor and a webcam to transform the spatial, color and brightness information of choreographed dancers into a virtual three dimensional mathematical representation of their movements. 28000 images are then imported into a video editing software and treated as a still frame animation. The biggest challenge both in the choreography and the video making process was how to preserve the spirituality of the piece in such a logical setup. The solution was a collective leap of faith, embracing the limitations of the technology and approaching ritual repetitive gestures as the building blocks of a spiritual dance.
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- acted_in
- Ashley Caraway , Maylin Ortega Zulueta , Nathan Petitpas , Susannah LeMarquand , Lindsay Daniele , Kwesi Ampofo
- composed_for
- Felipe Ramirez Rodriguez
- directed
- Santiago Echeverry
- edited
- Santiago Echeverry
- exec_produced
- Santiago Echeverry
- participated_in
- Felipe Ramirez Rodriguez
- produced
- Santiago Echeverry
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